The Cecil Whig., 1887-05-07

able la appear on the bench. He was con
fined to bed at that time
There were upwards of 2e0o people a
the golden wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Jac"
| Eltrv, AT I;rattlrboro VI. ON Monday last
Mr.. t,>tcy is the manufacturer of the ccir
:'rated EStey organ.
A lecture will he given by the Rev
Geo. W. Burke, cf fredericksburg, Md, II
Glasgow, NJ. T. church, Tuesday evruin.
May 18th, 1857, ut 3 o'clock. Subject
"IIaht." Admission 25r.
Lost on Main street between the Stor,
church Il valuable gold breastpin. \ sui
table reward viii be paid on its return t
the WING office
"A young gentleman from the edge o
| Delaware, who ii is reported will soon lead
to the altar a young lady of Elkton attract
ed considerable attention this week hy the
novelty of his turnout.
There was an Interesting parlor meet
ing OF the Elkton W. c. 7. [. held on
Tuesday eveningat the home of Mrs. Ami.
Wilkinson. In the absence of the presi
dent, Mrs. l.. NJ. IIaines presided.
ley. James II. Rrindle, Methodist
clergyman at one time stationed at Cherry
| Hill, WAS married last week to Miss Ellen
Bernard. The reverend gentleman is past
! 20 years of age and had been Il widcwer for
Il year or Two.
= Elkton Lodge, No. 247S, q. L. o. ofO. f.
will hold its annual thanksgiving service in
the hall in North East next Sunday, the Sth
inst. Services will be conducted by Rev. l..
II. Jackson. Philip Brown, p. 5; q. W.
Milourn, y. G.
Mr.. George Lay, a native Chnaman
who is proprietor of a number of laundrys
located i'll PhiIadelphil and elsewhere was
i'll El<t"n yesterday negotiating with Rue
ben Iaines Esq, for the purchase of the
Elkton laundry.
"A Third district farmer who had care.
lessly left his reapng machine lay in field
o:.e day this week set fire to the stubble
in making preparations for ploughing. lie
had forgotten about his reaper which was Il
good one. being in the field and it was de
streyed 10y fire.
The first match game of ball III this
town was played on Saturday afternoon on
the depot lot. Two clubs of boys formed
into It ptown" and "Downtown" Mines
1t took ten innings to decide the game aud
the score stood - to 81 in favor of the Up
town club.
We hope that the election of our friend
W. Irving Walker of the Mccullough Iron
Company at North East, as secretary of the
hotel IIrnlopen company of Eehobeth will
not take him ont of our county. He is a
progressive business man and polite gentle
;nau and we cannot afford to lose him from
the county.
"A musical and literally entertainment
will he given in odd Fellows Hall, Friday
evening, May 18th, for the benefit of the
Presbyterian Library fund. The program
will consist of choice musical and literary
selections by amateurs from Philadelphia
and Baltimore. y delightful treat is pro-
missed.
Amy Roberts 4 sixteen year old colOred
domestic employed by Daniel Draper of
near Newark, whose barn was burned last
week. has been arrested on the charge of
firing il. Diapers house was also discovered
TO be off4ire the afternoon ot the morning
on which the barn was burned. 1t is state Il
the girl confessed to having set fire to both
buildings.
AT the annual stock holders meeting of
the Cam bridge and Seaturi k HlilrotI Com
pany, which was held on Monday at the sta
ton in Cambridge, the following gentlemen
constituting the old board of directors were
unanimously reelected for the ensuing
year: Isaac liiukley, Jacob Tome John p.
Green, X. ID. Barclay, w. j. Jones' Benj
+. Newcomer and Daniel NJ. Henry, Jr.
We call attention TO Mr., George c
Newman 5 card in todays issue. If you
would delight your eye with beautiful spec
linens of art work in the shape of frames,
easleS, mirrors and engravingS, stop ut his
Art Depot, 500 Market streej, Philadelphia,
the first time you are in that city. Baauti-
tul specimens of his work also can be seen
i'll the business office of THE WIG.
-Elkton's contractors and builders with
:heir employees We're all busy this week.
Mr.. James =. Merritt is erecting Il fine
dwelling for Mr. VIM. 3. Smith at the east
end of NJ iin street. Mr. Jacob Elmbo is
rngagedin huildin. several dwelling houses
on El>t High street for Mr. Frank Brad
bury. Mr.. Calvin Merritt has baen com
pieting the dwelling house of Mr.. Lanes p.
Alexander and Mr.. George a Lee IN owed
the tram hou5, n 1t stood on the south
west corner of II sh and North street. to
the rear of th- Iot III king it fron5 on Bow
street.
-Carhart X Co have a new advertise
ment in our issue of this week. When
they say that they have "the biggest cross
road store in the county it is not a mere
advertisers boast but what all persons with
a knowledge of the business houses of our
county can verify. In fact doubt not
that ZION has III Carhart 4 Co.'S, the lar
seSt and best store for the size of the place
III the State. 1t is doubtful if any store in
our county has a larger stock and better
| assortment of goods at such low prices as
this Zion firm. They ente rprising and
ohligjng merchants, and deserve the success
| that they have achieved.
The Baltimore Conference of the Afri-
| can NJ. +. church after session of about IA
| week at Washington, ID. G., closed ON We'd
| neSday. Among the appointm .nts an
| nounced We're the following: Port Deposit,
| L. Nichols: Iavrc-dr Grace F. H. Green.